Taxation changes for high earners ‘not yet a foregone conclusion’ – Morawiecki

Minister of Development and Finance Mateusz Morawiecki assured reporters that controversial changes to the government’s regulations regarding joint taxation of spouses have not yet been approved and will only be made after public consultations. He was speaking to the Polish press regarding the budget for the upcoming year on Tuesday. However, he did warn that there would be a “substantial, dramatic change of taxes,” with the intention of progressive measures being introduced whereby tax brackets more accurately coincide with the amount of income earned. The government is considering eliminating the joint tax for high income earning couples, which some believe unfairly benefits higher earners, while penalizing lower earners. The Minister also indicated that the flat tax of 19 percent for all entrepreneurs would remain.